PARAQUAT

paraquat

(noun) a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From a trademark.

Noun

paraquat (countable and uncountable, plural paraquats)

(chemistry) A poisonous yellow herbicide derived from bipyridine

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

26 December 2024

CHATTEL

(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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